Reef Fact: The Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) can be found in mangroves, seagrass beds and on gorgonians. During the night, this species stops feeding and swimming, wrapping its tail around a holdfast and remaining there until dawn. Learn more about them on the Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department homepage.
Reef Fact: The sponges (Phylum Porifera) are the most primitive of all animals and lack muscular, nervous, and circulatory systems.
Reef Fact: The recent Census of Marine Life revealed many new species including the Fathead sculpins—named for their large, globe-like heads and floppy skin—live in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans at depths of between about 330 feet (100 meters) and 9,200 feet (2,800 meters). Check out pics of others new species for this new […]